Maryland's hospitals are joining this national program to eliminate catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).
On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI is supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality and is being expanded across the country by the American Hospital Association’s Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET). MHA’s Council on Clinical & Quality Issues supports the participation of all Maryland hospitals in this important initiative.
Onboarding Calls
PLEASE REFER TO YOUR WEEKLY UPDATE E-MAIL FOR WEBINAR LINKS AND PHONE NUMBERS FOR EACH ONBOARDING CALL.
Onboarding Call #1: Setting up for Success; Teams & Aims
Wednesday, November 30, 3:00 p.m.
Recording (mp3)
Presentation (pdf)
Onboarding Call #2: Data Definitions
Tuesday, December 6, 3:00 p.m.
Recording (mp3)
Presentation (pdf)
Instructions for Completion of UTI (pdf)
Denominator ICU Form (pdf)
CDC CAUTI Event Definition & Criterion Form (pdf)
NHSN UTI Form (pdf)
Onboarding Call #3: Part 1 - Care Counts Data Entry and Report Training
Option A: December 13, 2:00 p.m.
Recording (webinar)
Presentation (pdf)
Onboarding Call #3: Part 1 - Care Counts Data Entry and Report Training
Option B: December 15, 2:00 p.m.
Onboarding Call #3: Part 2 - Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Training
Option A: January 9, 2012, 2:00 p.m.
Option B: January 12, 2012, 2:00 p.m.
Onboarding Call #4: CUSP: Taking a Closer Look
Wednesday, February 8, 3:00 p.m.
Reference Materials
2012/2013 Calendar (pdf)
Data Collection Calendar (pdf)
Care Counts User Manual (pdf)
CAUTI Process Data Collection Tool (xls)
Project Implementation Timeline (pdf)
Project Implementation Checklist (pdf)
CAUTI vs. CLABSI (pdf)
Learning Session 1 Meeting Materials
Welcome, Overview, and Next Steps - Jeanne DeCosmo (pdf)
National Project Overview - Barbara Edson (pdf)
CAUTI Prevention - Mohamad Fakih (pdf)
Measuring Success - Chris George (pdf)
Hospital Action Plan (pdf)
Technical and Socio-adaptive Aspects of Preventing CAUTI - Sanjay Saint (pdf)
CUSP: A Foundation of Safety (pdf)
Understanding Your Commitment to the CAUTI Project (pdf)
Recruitment Materials
CEO Cover Letter (pdf)
CAUTI Initiative Fact Sheet (pdf)
Why Should I Participate? (pdf)
Estimated Staff Commitment (pdf)
Commitment Form (doc)
Special Briefing for Partners in HAI Reduction
10/18/11 Conference Call
Audio (mp3)
Slides (pdf)
Action Materials
Unit Team Commitment Form - due 10/31/11 (doc)
Data Use Agreement - due 10/31/11 (doc)
Maryland Project Team
Beverly Miller, bmiller@mhaonline.org
Jeanne DeCosmo, jdecosmo@mhaonline.org
Karol Wicker, kwicker@mhaonline.org
Dana Bonistalli, dbonistalli@mhaonline.org